mineral water
13
1.9
- noun
- /ˈmɪnərəl ˈwɔːtər/
:
agua mineral
- We munched vegetable sandwiches, organically grown apples, drank mineral water, and argued.
- bottle of mineral water
- bottled mineral water
- drink mineral water
It is to me, it's basically mineral water and that's it.
- It is to me, it's basically mineral water and that's it.
- It says enhanced alkaline mineral water.
- I don't know if it's the right one, but it's like mineral water with ginger and honey and lemon and just lots of little floaty things that tastes really good.
- The in the supermarkets you could you could expect with reliability that you can find canned fish and mineral water.
Examples
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Take my advice, stick to mineral water.
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Candace drank mineral water while Arch, Porter, and Marguerite carried on with cocktails and wine.
Fiction book (1998) -
Would you like some mineral water?
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Would you like some coffee, a soft drink, mineral water?
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Could you get me some mineral water with lime?
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Send up a liter of mineral water.
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She only drinks mineral water.
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Angelo had another mineral water, while Tony had a quick espresso.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mother cooled her hands around a large, ice-filled glass of mineral water.
Fiction book (1993) -
Would you like some mineral water with your meal?
Synonyms
A sparkling mineral water from Vichy, France
How Mineralized
17
3.6
- Specialized
3
3.8
13
1.9
- Specialized
1
3.5
5
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'water that contains dissolved mineral salts or gases' is directly and compositionally derivable from combining 'mineral' (relating to inorganic minerals) with 'water' (drinkable H₂O). This referential, cross-linguistically common compound follows normal adjective + noun composition and is therefore predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Mineral water comes from natural springs where the water contains small amounts of dissolved minerals like salts or iron. People long ago noticed this spring water could make them feel better, so the name stuck and that's why it now means 'water that contains minerals'.